Physical Webs on TV: Castle

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In a recent episode of Castle (which I love!) entitled Linchpin, Rick and Kate walk into a room to find a big Physical Web!

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Although the show demonstrates, from time to time, a one-dimensional mind map (as seen above), a Physical Map had not been used until the Linchpin episode.

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The Linchpin episode's Physical Web was made up of connecting strings, pictures, words, and other types of media.

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The message all too sobering!  Hope it isn't true-although the premise is definitely possible.

So, get with it!  Physical Webs rock! and are being used to help people THINK-even creepy criminals!-although fictional!

Create A Physical Web With An Apple

A Physical Web, which is a three-dimensional, kinaesthetic Mind Map, can be created using any Participatory Manipulative (PM).

One easy way to do this is by using an apple, toothpicks, sticky notes, blu tack and markers.

First, read or dissect the information to be used, learned, created, or dissected.  Write keywords or ideas on sticky notes.

Then attach the notes to the toothpick using blu-tack.  Place the toothpicks into the apple in any design or manner. 

Some students omitted the blu-tack and simply pierced the notes 

with the toothpicks to attach them.  

Students create a web of the information to be learned.

This method allows the information to be seen, touched and organised.  Through this process, the kinaesthetic nature of the activity allows for greater comprehension and learning.